US 13 (NC)
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Route of US 13 in red
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| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 189.1 mi (304.3 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1952 – present | |||
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| South end: |
  I‑95 / NC 295 in Eastover
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 US 421 in Spivey's Corner US 701 in Newton Grove  US 117 / US 70 in Goldsboro US 258 in Snow Hill US 264 in Greenville US 64 near Bethel US 17 near Windsor US 158 in Winton
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| North end: |
 US 13 at the VA state line |
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| Counties: | Cumberland, Sampson, Wayne, Greene, Pitt, Edgecombe, Martin, Bertie, Hertford, Gates | |||
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The section of U.S. Route 13 (US 13) in North Carolina is the largest, home to 185.52 miles (298.57 km) of its length. It runs southwest to northeast through eastern North Carolina, beginning at Interstate 95. Most of the routing is rural, serving only three cities of considerable size along the entire route; the rest passes through forests and farmland. US 13 is usually only two lanes wide unless it is co-signed with other highways, usually near cities as bypasses.
US 13 begins at a hybrid interchange incorporating elements of a cloverleaf, a directional-T, and a diamond, consisting of a junction with Interstate 95 (exit 58) and the Fayetteville Outer Loop near Fayetteville in Cumberland County. It quickly reduces its lane count from the four of the I-295 freeway to two lanes with dirt shoulders. It bears eastward, passing through sparsely developed forest and farm lands, quickly crossing the county border and entering Sampson County. The route turns slightly northeast and passes through Spivey's Corner, where the road intersects US 421, otherwise known as Spivey's Corner Highway.
Nearing Newton Grove, US 13 flies over Interstate 40 with no direct access. The route then enters the small town and is interrupted by a large roundabout which brings three routes—itself; North Carolina Highway 50, Raleigh Street west and Mount Olive Drive east; and US 701, Main Street north and Clinton Street south—to a central point in the city.
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